diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb
index 6679e26530..38108d2219 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/buffer/file_chunk.rb
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ def create_new_chunk(path, perm)
             @meta.set_encoding(Encoding::ASCII_8BIT)
             @meta.sync = true
             @meta.binmode
+            write_metadata(update: false)
           rescue => e
             # This case is easier than enqueued!. Just removing pre-create buffer file
             @chunk.close rescue nil